Associate Director of Engaged Learning
Mercer University Center for Engaged Learning
Macon, Georgia, United States
Lauren Shinholster is the associate director of engaged learning at Mercer University. As a key member of Mercer’s Center for Engaged Learning team, Lauren supports high-impact practices with a particular focus on service-learning courses and Research That Reaches Out, a blended practice of service and research.
Prior to her arrival at Mercer, Lauren served as a community educator for the Safe Routes to School program at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. Arriving at Mercer in 2017, Lauren previously served as coordinator of community engagement, a role that bridged student affairs and academic life through mentorship and oversight of student-led service and civic engagement programs. In her current role, Lauren leads initiatives that facilitate equity-centered teaching and service partnerships. Lauren holds a Master of Public Health degree in Health Promotion and Behavior from the University of Georgia and earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Spelman College.
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Embedded Engagement: Expanding Access to Service Learning for Student-Athletes
Thursday, October 26, 2023
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM CST